A Letter From The Publisher, Aug. 30, 1943

To answer some of the questions our subscribers have been asking about
how TIME gathers, verifies, writes, and distributes its news.

If you had to take off for Indiaor Sicilyor just Englandwhere
would you start looking for transportation ? What permits would you
need ? What would you do about inoculationsand insuranceand money?

Right now we have sixteen TIME & LIFE correspondents, editors, writers
and cameramen slated for foreign assignmentso multiply your own
imaginary travel difficulties by sixteen, and I think you will see why
Jack Manthorp has a full-time job here just helping our...